Table 5.

Kinetic relations of recycling fed-batch culture for enhanced citric acid production by Aspergillus niger NGGCB101. 


Sampling vs. fed-batch

Growth yield coefficients (g/g)

Volumetric rates (g/l/h)

Specific rate constants (g/g/h)

Significance level
< p >

Liters

%

Yp/s

Yp/x

Qp

Qs

qs

qx

Control

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

-

11.50

22.50

33.50

44.50

55.50

0.964±0.03

0.987±0.02

0.710±0.04

0.878±0.04

1.661±0.02

0.303±0.04

5.444±0.01

5.745±0.01

6.081±0.02

7.223±0.02

8.607±0.01

5.004±0.02

0.299±0.02

0.678±0.02

0.601±0.02

0.817±0.02

0.943±0.02

0.598±0.03

0.922±0.04

1.243±0.02

0.930±0.02

1.009±0.02

1.799±0.02

0.902±0.02

0.075±0.03

0.098±0.02

0.128±0.02

0.135±0.02

0.238±0.03

0.097±0.05

0.041±0.02

0.052±0.02

0.085±0.03

0.108±0.02

0.113±0.02

0.064±0.04

S

-

-

S

HS

-

LSD

0.0345

0.321

0.112

0.212

0.678

0.542

 

± indicates standard deviation among replicates. p indicates probability significance level. HS denotes that the values are highly significant while S is for only significant values. LSD is for least significant difference. The values differ significantly at p < 0.020.

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